Toy



Sept 15, 1925.. v 1,554,136

L.SHAFER I TOY -Filed April 15, 1925 Patented Sept."1 5, 1925.

UNITED STATES LFSTER SHKFEB, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Application ill-ed April 15, 1925. Serial No. 2 3,380.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LESTER SHKFER, a

citizen of the United States, and residing at.

Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This; invention relates to toys and more particularly to stuffed toys such as dolls,

animals and similar objects which are intended to more or less'represent the natural characteristics of their living counterparts.

It is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved toy of the class described.

More particularly it is an object of this invention to provide a novel and improved toy of the stuffed type in which the cover or casing is so shaped and the stufiing is so" arranged and adjusted that the toy is normally soft and flabby and will assume various natural and grotesque poses when set down or dropped. i

A further object of the present invention consists in the provision of a stuffed toy, and more particularly a stuffed animal toy, which shall be more nearly lifelike in ap-' pearance than those at present manufactured'and which shall have the facility of being placed in a large number of different poses which it will assume almost automatically when set down or dropped.

In the accompanying drawings and following specification there is disclosed by way of example only a single'embodiment of the present invention, with the understanding, however, that-various and numerous changes may be madeain the design, sha e, arrange-. ment, materia and proportion o the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim. 1

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete toy constructed according to this invention and arranged in one of its possible poses; and I Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are plan views of the various parts composing the covering of the same.

Heretofore in the construction of'stufi'ed toys, usually representing animals or people,

it has been customary to construct a cover' formed of two or more arts which are stitched together along their meeting edges,

and the whole then stuffed with some material such as sa-W dust, ex'celsior or the like, the stuffing being forced in until it fills the covering quite tightl y resulting in a toy which assumes one lnitial' position which cannot be changed or altered materially,

owing to the natural resilience and tight packing of the stufling material. Such a toy is fairly heavy and quite solid and in the hands of a lively child canbe used as a very effective weapon. The present invention contemplates the provision of a covering formed of a large number of pieces out from a pattern in such amanner as to more nearly simulate the exact outline and contour of the animal which it is supposed to represent, so that with but little stuffing is assumes a natural shape and does not need to depend upon a large quantity of tightly packed stufling to retain its shape. In placing the stuifin within the casing it is less tightly packe about the loins and shoulders than in other parts in order that there may be considerable relative movement between the legs and the body so that the toy canbe placed in various positions and will, when dropped or set down, assume more lifelike positions than if tightly stuffed. .The stuffing material is preferably silk floss or kapock, which has considerable natural resiliency and yet is light and soft, thus making a toy more suitable for young children and which if thrown about, will not inflict as much damage as the usual heavy and tightly stufled toy at present in vogue.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference should be had to the drawings which disclose a preferred embodiment of the invention, here shown as a young puppy, although of course any other animal may be represented. Figure 1 discloses the finished toy in one of its numerous positions from which it will be seen that it represents a rather weak young puppy which has as sumed a grotesque posit on as a result of its inability testay on its feet. Figure 2 discloses at 20 the outside or back portion of the body proper, and has formed integral theredotted line 24 and to have all but the straight edges sewn together formin a tubular member closed at one end which is adapted to be secured with itsopen. end against the portion of the body left open for this purpose when joining the body portions20 and 22 together. These corresponding portions which are to be joined are numbered 25 and 26.,respectively. I

The head is composed of the pieces disclosed in Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 of which'27 is the face. 28 and 29 the back of the head and 30 the top of the head. These parts are joined together with the edges 31 and 32 of the parts 28 and 29 forming the back of the head secured to the edges 33 and 34 of the main body portion 20 which form the tube representing the neck. The edges 35 and 36 of the part 30 are sewed to the edges 37 and 38 of the parts 28 and 29 and edges 39 and 40 of the parts 28 and 29 are sewed to the sides of the face 27 thus forming a complete head substantially of the shape of that of a puppy, as shown in the completed Figure 1; i

The four pieces 41 form the soles of the feet, are of a different color than the body parts and are secured in the ends of the leg tubes. ()ne ear is formed by sewing together the pieces 42 and 43 which are of the same color and the other ear is composed of the pieces 44 and 45, the piece 45 forming the outside of the ear being of a different color. These ears are inserted in the seams 35, 37 and 36, 38, where the top of the head joins the two parts 28 and 29 forming the back of the head.

The piece 46 illustrated in Figure 9 is a spot of a different color than the main cover, which is to be appliqud to the tail, as clearly' shown in Figure 1, and the piece 47 illustrated in Figure 10 is a similarly colored spot to be appliqud below the left eye, as shown in Figure 1. The piece 48 shown in Figure 12 is preferably made of red felt and represents the tongue. It is inserted in the seam on the left side between the face and one of the pieces forming the back of the head, so that it projects out and represents in a lifelike manner the tongue protruding from the left side of the mouth. The face is embroidered on the piece 27, preferably with black thread, to indicate the eyes in a downcast position, the eyebrows, wrinkles between the eyes and the nose, all as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 4.

All of the parts of the body are joined together as above described with the seams on the outside before the face is embroidered on and. the spots-appliqud, and the seam between the edges 39, 40, which comes beneath the chin, is left open. The whole cover is then turned inside out through this opening to put the seams on the inside, after which the spots can be appliqud, or if desired they may be appliqud before joining the parts together, care being taken that they are on the proper side of their respective parts. After the cover has been arranged with the seams on the inside, the stuffing is inserted through the opening under the chin, as previously described, leaving the necessary looseness at the shoulders and loins to provide fiexibilityfor'the extremities so that they may be readily moved.

When the proper amount of stuffing has been inserted the seam 39, 40 is overcast by hand. completing the toy.

All of the parts of the pattern as disclosed in the drawing have been so shaped and designed as to produce a lifelike figure and have been'so arranged as to give the necessary flexibility to the various extremities in order that they may assume a large num ber of positions and' since the stufiing is soft and not packed tightly these extremities will remain in substantially any position in which they are placed, and thus the toy can at will be made to assume any one of a large number of lifelike poses and will even assume a number of these positions if dropped or thrown down promiscuously. The advantages of such a toy have already been dwelt upon to some extent and it is believed that further advantages are too evident to need amplification here. It will of course he understood that while the toy illustrated is in the form of a dog that various other animals may be likewise represented,

and therefore the invention is not to be limited to the particular design illustrated.

Having thus described the invention, what 1 is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: In a toy of the class described. in combination, a seamed fabric covering includingupper and lower body portions,complementary leg portions integral with each body portion, feet portions closing the ends of said leg portions, a one piece tail portion joined to said body portions. a face portion,

LESTER sHztFER. 

